Saturday, June 28. 2008Finding a Language Exchange Partner
As the common English saying goes, “Practice makes perfect”. When learning a new language, practicing your new found language will allow you to learn at a faster rate, while retaining things that you’ve already learned. For me, practicing is extremely important. Since I have a poor memory, I have to use and hear/see words over and over until I finally get it.
在英语我们说”practice makes perfect”.那个意思是如果你想学习一个新的东西，你应该练习很多。你学习一个你的外语时候练习是一个非常好的方法。我学习汉语的时候，我记得很慢，妄了快。所以我也应该练习很多！
Fortunately, there are a TON of language exchange websites out there. I’d thought I would take a moment and review some of the larger ones.
在上网友很多的语言换的网页你可以用练习你的外语。
《请用下面的按钮继续读》
My Language Exchange
My Language Exchange claims to be the largest language exchange community … a claim I would be inclined to agree with. Their interface is nothing fancy, but they have a TON of members, so this would be a great starting point. Posting a profile is free, but contacting members isn’t. It consts $6/month or $24/year. I’d suggest plunking down the $6 and then build up a good group of language exchange partners for a month.
《My Language Exchange 》自己说他们是最大的语言换的网页。他们有很多人所以认识外国的朋友比较容易。记录是免费的可是如果你想给别的人发信你应该给他们六个美元每个月该是十二个美元每个年。我觉得给他们六个美元是最好。然后你有一个月你可以认识很多朋友。
The searching capabilities are great on My Language Exchange. You can search by language, country, and even do a text search through profiles.
One small gripe is that the character encoding isn’t correct on some of the emails so the Chinese is all garbled. However, it isn’t anything that a thunderbird plugin can’t easily fix 
Mixxer
MixxerThe Mixxer is a totally free site which allows you to post profiles and contact others at no charge. The interface is clean and nice, although the searching capabilities are less than that of some other websites. However, there are many users, so I would also highly recommend this website.
《Mixxer》 是免费的。它也有很多人。这也是一个非常好的语言换的网页。
In addition, on the Mixxer, public chats can be held where people can practice languages together. I’m thinking of setting one up some time 
In addition, the webmaster is very nice and responsive.
Language Exchange
xLingo has a very nice interface. Most of the basic features are free (searching, contacting members) but $20/year will buy you more advanced features. The basic features are sufficient and I don’t see a lot of need for upgrading. Having only an English interface, it attracts those who already know English. Because of this, I’ve found the other two websites to be more useful. Your mileage may vary depending on what type of language partner you are looking for.
现在”xLingo“的网页多是英语的。所以我觉得别的网页比较好。
SharedTalk
SharedTalk, hands down, has the nicest, most refined interface out there. SharedTalk takes a completely different tactic to language exchange partners. In stead of providing contact information and then allow users to contact each other, SharedTalk provides both text and voice chat rooms. I prefer to use stand alone instant messaging programs like GTalk, AIM, and the like, so I haven’t tried SharedTalk very much. However, it is definitely something to check out! Also, it is made by RosettaStone, an expert in teaching languages.
《SharedTalk》是最好看。在别的语言换的网页，你应该用别的东西给人说话，例如QQ,MSN,还是Skype。可是在SharedTalk,你可以用他们的网页给别人说话。很有意思！
So, now that you know all these websites, go out and practice! It’s the only way that you’ll get better!!
我告诉你很多的语言换的网页，所以现在你应该去练习你的外语！你好学习,好练习！！
And, of course, I’m always opening to language exchange. Feel free to contact me!
如果你相练习你的英语我们当然可以一起练习。清给我一个发信吧！
As the common English saying goes, “Practice makes perfect”. When learning a new language, practicing your new found language will allow you to learn at a faster rate, while retaining things that you’ve already learned. For me, practicing is extremely important. Since I have a poor memory, I have to use and hear/see words over and over until I finally get it.
在英语我们说”practice makes perfect”.那个意思是如果你想学习一个新的东西，你应该练习很多。你学习一个你的外语时候练习是一个非常好的方法。我学习汉语的时候，我记得很慢，妄了快。所以我也应该练习很多！
Fortunately, there are a TON of language exchange websites out there. I’d thought I would take a moment and review some of the larger ones.
在上网友很多的语言换的网页你可以用练习你的外语。
《请用下面的按钮继续读》
My Language Exchange
My Language Exchange claims to be the largest language exchange community … a claim I would be inclined to agree with. Their interface is nothing fancy, but they have a TON of members, so this would be a great starting point. Posting a profile is free, but contacting members isn’t. It consts $6/month or $24/year. I’d suggest plunking down the $6 and then build up a good group of language exchange partners for a month.
《My Language Exchange 》自己说他们是最大的语言换的网页。他们有很多人所以认识外国的朋友比较容易。记录是免费的可是如果你想给别的人发信你应该给他们六个美元每个月该是十二个美元每个年。我觉得给他们六个美元是最好。然后你有一个月你可以认识很多朋友。
The searching capabilities are great on My Language Exchange. You can search by language, country, and even do a text search through profiles.
One small gripe is that the character encoding isn’t correct on some of the emails so the Chinese is all garbled. However, it isn’t anything that a thunderbird plugin can’t easily fix
Mixxer
MixxerThe Mixxer is a totally free site which allows you to post profiles and contact others at no charge. The interface is clean and nice, although the searching capabilities are less than that of some other websites. However, there are many users, so I would also highly recommend this website.
《Mixxer》 是免费的。它也有很多人。这也是一个非常好的语言换的网页。
In addition, on the Mixxer, public chats can be held where people can practice languages together. I’m thinking of setting one up some time
In addition, the webmaster is very nice and responsive.
Language Exchange
xLingo has a very nice interface. Most of the basic features are free (searching, contacting members) but $20/year will buy you more advanced features. The basic features are sufficient and I don’t see a lot of need for upgrading. Having only an English interface, it attracts those who already know English. Because of this, I’ve found the other two websites to be more useful. Your mileage may vary depending on what type of language partner you are looking for.
现在”xLingo“的网页多是英语的。所以我觉得别的网页比较好。
SharedTalk
SharedTalk, hands down, has the nicest, most refined interface out there. SharedTalk takes a completely different tactic to language exchange partners. In stead of providing contact information and then allow users to contact each other, SharedTalk provides both text and voice chat rooms. I prefer to use stand alone instant messaging programs like GTalk, AIM, and the like, so I haven’t tried SharedTalk very much. However, it is definitely something to check out! Also, it is made by RosettaStone, an expert in teaching languages.
《SharedTalk》是最好看。在别的语言换的网页，你应该用别的东西给人说话，例如QQ,MSN,还是Skype。可是在SharedTalk,你可以用他们的网页给别人说话。很有意思！
So, now that you know all these websites, go out and practice! It’s the only way that you’ll get better!!
我告诉你很多的语言换的网页，所以现在你应该去练习你的外语！你好学习,好练习！！
And, of course, I’m always opening to language exchange. Feel free to contact me!
如果你相练习你的英语我们当然可以一起练习。清给我一个发信吧！
Comments
Thank you for the information. Glad to chat to you in skype.
我很高兴你想我写的是很有用。很高兴认识你！
I’m glad you found it useful. It was great to talk to you, too!
glad to talk you.
I was glad to talk to you as well, Roberto
Make a advertisement for myself. I am choicky, looking for language partner to improve my English. My native language is Chinese. I can help with Chinese (Both Mandarin and Cantonse) in return. My skype accout is choicky. Email/MSN is zhoucaiqi_AT_gmail_DOT_com.
Keep up the good work! You’ll learn English fast
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